A Quebec tofu-maker has received a $400,000 federal loan to help automate its organic tofu production facility.
Feds earmark $400,000 to tofu production automation
Quebec tofu manufacturers have seen high demand in recent years
Manitoba earmarks funds for sustainable aviation fuel plant
The facility may produce as much as one billion litres of canola and soy-based jet fuel
Calgary-based firm Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. plans to use Canadian feedstock like soybean and canola oils to produce as much as one billion litres of renewable aviation fuel per year, the news release added.
Canadian Grain Commission chief’s term extended
NFU calls on Chorney to uphold mandate to act in producers’ interests
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) chief commissioner Doug Chorney has seen his term extended as the search continues for his replacement, CGC said today.
Grocery code will stabilize producer incomes, say fruit and vegetable growers
The code has hit recent speed bumps as grocery giants Loblaw and Walmart have stalled signing on
Canada's proposed grocery code of conduct will usher in a new era of fairness and transparency and stabilize grower incomes, said the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) in a statement Thursday.
Twice-amended Bill C-234 clears Senate
The bill will return to the House of Commons for further debate
A bill to exempt fuel for grain drying from the price on carbon has cleared the Senate and returns to the House of Commons with two amendments.
Paterson buys out P&H’s share of Alliance Seed
Alliance Seed's operations won't be effected the companies said
Paterson Grain has bought out Parrish & Heimbecker's (P&H) share in Alliance Seed Corporation, the companies announced Dec. 8.
Senate votes to shorten sunset clause on beleaguered Bill C-234
NFU calls for bill to be passed, feds to incentivize clean heating technology for farm buildings
Senators voted by a 44-40 margin yesterday to shorten the sunset clause on carbon price exemption bill C-234. Senator Yuen Pau Woo introduced the amendment on Dec. 7, saying it would align it with the deadline on the Liberal government’s heating oil carbon price exemption.
CN closes deal on Iowa railway
The agreement will link about 275 track miles to the carrier's U.S. rail network
Canadian National Railway (CN) has inked a deal to buy an Iowa railway and connect it to its U.S. rail network, the company announced Dec. 6.
Senate tables second amendment for Bill C-234
A question of privilege over bullying has been sent to the Senate's ethics committee
An amendment to reduce Bill C-234's sunset clause by five years was tabled in the Senate yesterday evening.
Senate speaker rules members bullied other senators over Bill C-234
Senators threatened retaliation if colleagues didn't "give way", attempted to constrain them in their duties, says speaker
Hot-tempered Conservative senators' actions over lightning rod Bill C-234 constituted intimidation, the Senate speaker ruled yesterday.
"Senators have explained how they felt threatened and intimidated in the performance of their duties, here where we should model the best behaviour for our fellow citizens," said speaker Raymonde Gagné in her decision yesterday.
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